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4:48 PM.Local newspapers for the chop include the Te Awamutu Courier, Bush Telegraph, Whanganui Midweek, Manawatu Guardian, Napier Courier, Hastings Leader and the Central Hawkes Bay Mail. In an email, the… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.The First Reading of the Treaty Principles Bill is underway/ The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its First Reading in the House today, with support from the coalition despite two coalition leaders… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.A national hikoi opposing government coalition policy impacting Maori is building momentum as it moves closer to the capital. Thousands joined the Hikoi mo te Tiriti as it crossed the Harbour Bridge… Read more Audio

4:30 PM.All Whites captain Chris Wood has captured a lot of the attention heading into New Zealand's Football World Cup qualifier against Vanuatu tomorrow. Wood will be returning to where he played the… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.You may remember 86 year old Margaret Lemm from Gore who has enthusiastically collected the humble pen for years. Her current tally is about 38,000 catalogued and ordered. Margaret is at a stage and… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.From Elon Musk to far-right congressman Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump has wasted no time in naming key appointments for his next term as US president and some of them are proving very controversial. United… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.A Nelson swimming club said it's close to sinking - after the council hiked the price of hiring one pool lane to around $40 per hour. Nelson South Swim Club carries out its coaching for 12 weeks over… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about recent elections in Mozambique leading to violence and even a border closure, how African nations are reacting to the United States election… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.New Zealand's last game in the 50-over format was almost a year ago, a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in Napier on 23 December, sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

5:24 PM.The nationwide hikoi for te Tiriti is slowly making its way through Auckland to Parliament. The hikoi which set out from Cape Reinga two days ago today retraced the footsteps of past Maori protest… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Coldplay are performing at Auckland's Eden Park tonight, and 150,000 fans will descend on the super-city over the next few days. The British pop-rock band is playing the first of three concerts… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.A Napier dentist is considering moving shop because of increasing aggressive and antisocial behaviour in what was once a peaceful central city square. Local businesses reckon there's been a rapid… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.The government has launched a pilot programme aimed at getting single or childless long term emergency housing tenants out of the likes of motels and into permanent homes. The two year trial will… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Burma the elephant is unpacking her trunk after arriving in Australia following an epic journey across the ditch to her new home near Adelaide. The 42 year old Asian elephant had been on her own at… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.The driver of a car that collided with a train in Hamilton today is one of two survivors that police want to speak to. Three people died in the crash which happened at 4.30 this morning, Natalie… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.The government is trying a new approach to get people who have been in emergency accomodation for a long time into more stable housing. Two providers - Wellington City Mission and Emerge Aotearoa in… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Eagle-eyed Football Ferns kicked off a shake-up of Canada Soccer that has wide-ranging consequences. A scandal unfolded when drones were spotted being flown over practice sessions ahead of the… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.An international aid agency is calling for Israel to be held accountable for alleged war crimes following attacks on dozens of hospitals and clinics in Lebanon and the deaths of almost 100 healthcare… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about what a second Trump presidency mean for nations across Asia and students in China, who's simple mission to get dumplings descended into complete… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The minister in charge of curbing truancy is concerned students are "missing out on valuable learning time" by joining a march to parliament in protest at his controverisal Treaty Principles Bill… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Waiata and kapa haka ran out across Te Papaiouru marae as the haukāinga entertained the masses coming to pay their respects for Sir Robert Gillies. Ashleigh McCaull reports from Rotorua. Audio

5:42 PM.In parliament, the Prime Minister formally apologised for abuse in state care, churches and other faith based places, saying it should never have happened. He said he was sorry the state did not act… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:31 PM.The Australian National Basketball League has been called on to better protect players and their families from social media abuse.Straight after Tasmania defeated the New Zealand Breakers, the… Read more Audio